Siding Operations Flashcards
How many peak times are there for sidings?
Twice per day
Name the three warning equipment types used in sidings?
Safety Banner
Red Flag
Danger men at work tags
Who can remove safety banners?
Only the people that have placed it on the rail?
Can a train be started with a red flag or safety banner protecting it?
No
If a driver finds a danger men at work tag in the cab, can they raise the pantograph?
No as it could cause serious injuries or death to the people working on the train
If two trains are parked in a siding and fitters need to work on the rear train, where would the banner be placed?
Between the protected train and the train in front
Who do you contact if your allocated train has equipment protecting the train?
Contact the DAO or fleet
If a banner is on the floor in a siding, what is it protecting?
The overheads directly above it
If a safety banner is on the floor, how should the trains behind it be treated?
Booked out and cannot be manned
Can you pass a safety banner on the floor in a siding?
Absolutely not
If preparing a train and you find a fault, what should you do?
Contact train control and fill out a TMM
If the train is delayed due to finding a fault during train prep and it is delayed who do you contact?
Train control and the DAO
If a significant fault is found on a train, who must be notified that the dock may be delayed?
Signaller
Who advises the location of a train to be docked and the motor number?
DAO or from the fleet allocation sheet
If you get to your train and the motor car numbers or location don’t match the information you were provided, can you prepare the train?
No attempts are to be made, contact the DAO immediately
In regards to special trains, if you have no departure time what is the duty of the driver?
To prepare the train and STAND BY and the train departs when required
What is a TR point?
Train register point
Can you go to a TR point before permission is granted?
NO permission needs to be granted by the controlling signaller
Who must you contact when the train is prepared and ready to go to the TR point?
Controlling signaller by radio or post phone.
How long do you have to prepare a train?
Mainline - 37 Minutes
Post maintenance - 60 minutes
Premovement/revenue - 18 minutes
What must you check after shunting a train into a siding?
That you are not fouling adjacent sidings
What is a block announcer?
2 sleepers painted white or letters TR painted on the bitumen, this sends an electronic signal to the control panel showing the train is in position at the signal ready to dock
Do you contact the controlling signaller before moving to the TR point with block announcers?
Yes
Once at the TR point, what do you do if the proceed aspect has not appeared by TR time?
Contact the signaller
Will the signal be placed at proceed if the driver fails to activate the block announcer?
No, unless the signaller is notified verbally the train is ready to dock
What is Metro Business Risk?
One or both sides of the train to be prepared may become inaccessible due to an obstruction (natural or otherwise)
The driver may be requested to prepare the unobstructed or neither side or a train
Regarding metro business risk, is the driver held responsible for any mechanical condition or personal injury that arises?
No
What scenarios constitute metro business risk?
- Danger of approaching or passing trains
- Limited access
- absence of a screenings walkway
- Trackside obstacles
- Unforeseen obstruction
- Locations where a train is stabled at a platform track, the driver will not be responsible for preparing the underframe equipment on the platform side of the track
If a train enters a siding equips with handheld points and can see the track is fully occupied, what must a driver do?
You must not enter the siding, stop before the points and alter them for a vacant track
What is the drivers duties after stabling a train?
Set the points for a vacant siding if available and apply derail devices where applicable
Name the two types of points machine in sidings that can be accessed by train drivers?
Willets Spring Activated Points
Coates Cushion Weighted Hand Points
What is the most common type of hand point lever used in stabliling and shunting sidings?
Willets Spring Activated Points
If a train is about to enter through Willets Spring Activated Points, what shouldn’t you do?
Hold or stand close to the hand throw letter as the lever could get thrown in the other position causing serious injury
Can you trail through Willets Spring Activated Points without operating the hand lever?
Yes it is permissible
Name some of the siding protections
Hayes Derail
Catch Points
When a Hayes detail is in the normal position, what does that mean?
It is on the rail head and has the ability to derail an oncoming train
If the Hayes derail is in reverse, what does that mean?
It is not on the rail head and cannot derail a train
How are siding protection devices controlled?
By hand or metal rodding
What are siding protections used for?
Protect the main line and sidings from trains inadvertently colliding due to spade or rolling away
How far from the fouling point, adjacent track or buffer baulks should trains be stabled?
1 to 2 meters clear
Maximum speed in a siding?
15km/h
What can help indicate the place a train can be stabled?
White painted sleepers with blue cats eyes
What Information do we provide the signaller at the TR point?
Provide departure time, destination and TDN
